Yale University - Introduction to Religions & Ecology
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Introduction to Religions & Ecology at Coursera Overview
Duration | 15 hours |
Total fee | Free |
Mode of learning | Online |
Difficulty level | Beginner |
Official Website | Explore Free Course  |
Credential | Certificate |
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- Course 1 of 5 in the Religions and Ecology: Restoring the Earth Community Specialization
- Beginner Level No Prerequisite Knowledge Required
- Approx. 15 hours to complete
- English Subtitles: English
Introduction to Religions & Ecology at Coursera Course details
- This specialization, starting with this course, contributes such a perspective. Each course celebrates the vitality of religiously-informed action for the Earth and recognizes the longstanding contributions of Indigenous peoples in offering visions and practices for ecological flourishing.
- This course is part one of the "Religions and Ecology: Restoring the Earth Community" series of classes that focuses on the ecological dimensions of religious traditions throughout the world. The course you are about to begin is designed as a gateway to the other classes. It describes the nature of religion as well as the emergence of the field of ecology. In addition, it highlights concerns for forestry issues, the climate emergency, global ethics, and environmental justice.
- This course is for lifelong learners curious to know more about world religions and ecology, environmental professionals eager to deepen the discourse of environmental protection and conservation, those working with non-profit organizations and NGOs on issues of ecological justice, and religion leaders and laity who what to know how they can contribute to interreligious dialogue on environmental projects.
Introduction to Religions & Ecology at Coursera Curriculum
MODULE 1: Course Introduction
Land Acknowledgement - John Grim and Mary Evelyn Tucker
Course Introduction - John Grim and Mary Evelyn Tucker
Personal Introduction - Mary Evelyn Tucker
Personal Introduction - John Grim
Welcome letter from Mary Evelyn Tucker and John Grim
How this course is organized
Learn more about your Instructors
(Optional) Religion and Ecology Conferences and Book Series, 1996-1998
Pre-video introduction: "The Promise of Planetary Health"
MODULE 2: The Emergence of the Field of Religion and Ecology
Tu Weiming, ?Imagining a New Mindset?
Lecture - Religion and Spirituality - Mary Evelyn Tucker
Lecture - What is Religion? - Mary Evelyn Tucker
Lecture - Problems and Promise of Religion - John Grim
Pre-video introduction: "Religion and a New Environmental Ethic"
Our Journey into Religion and Ecology
Culminating Conferences at American Museum of Natural History and United Nations
Pre-video introduction: "Welcome to the Anthropocene"
(Optional) Ways to Learn More
Characteristics, Persistence, and Diversity of Religions
(Optional) Ways to Learn More
Module 2: The Emergence of the Field of Religion and Ecology
MODULE 3: Religious Ecology: Orienting, Grounding, Nurturing, Transforming
Lecture - Defining Religion - Mary Evelyn Tucker
Lecture - Defining Religious Ecology - Mary Evelyn Tucker
Lecture - Symbolic Structures - John Grim
Lecture - Orienting and Grounding - Mary Evelyn Tucker
Lecture - Nurturing and Transforming - John Grim
The Nature of Religion: Symbolic Systems and Symbolic Knowing
Dimensions of Religions
Glossary of Terms
(Optional) Ways to Learn More
Defining Religious Ecology
(Optional) Ways to Learn More
Orienting, Grounding, Nurturing, Transforming
(Optional) Ways to Learn More
Module 3: Religious Ecology - Orienting, Grounding, Nurturing, Transforming
MODULE 4: Views of Nature in the West
Lecture - From Animism to Monotheism and From Purpose to Ambivalence - John Grim
Lecture - From Holism to Rationalism and From Romanticism to Transcendentalism - Mary Evelyn Tucker
Journey of the Universe
Views of Nature in the West
(Optional) Ways to Learn More
From Holism to Rationalism
(Optional) Ways to Learn More
From Anthropocentric to Anthropocosmic Thought
Image tour of the Cat?s Eye Nebula and Whirlpool Galaxy
Journey of the Universe website and resources
(Optional) Ways to Learn More
Module 4: Views of Nature in the West
MODULE 5: Ecology, Conservation, and Ethics
Lecture - Emergence of the Field of Ecology - John Grim
Lecture - From Holism to Biometrics - Mary Evelyn Tucker
Lecture - Forms of Ecology - Mary Evelyn Tucker
Lecture - Envisioning Ecology: Perspectives in Ecological Science
Lecture - Envisioning Ecology: From Climax States to Food Chains
Lecture - Envisioning Ecology: Ecosystems and New Ecology
Lecture - Envisioning Ecology: Organic Homeostasis versus Discordant Harmony
Thomas Lovejoy, ?Ethics, Values, and Religious Perspectives on Biological Diversity.? Interviewed by Mary Evelyn Tucker
(Optional) Forms of Ecology
Glossary of Ecology Terms
(Optional) Global Environmental Histories
(Optional) Ways to Learn More
(Optional) Development of Ecology in the United States
John Muir (1838-1914)
Aldo Leopold (1887-1948)
Leopold?s Land Ethic
(Optional) Ecology, Conservation, and Ethics in the American Environmental Movement
Rachel Carson and The Sense of Wonder
(Optional) Rachel Carson Papers
(Optional) Ways to Learn More
Envisioning Ecology
Pre-video introduction: ?Introduction to Systems Ecology?
Pre-video introduction: ?Ethics, Values, and Religious Perspectives on Biological Diversity?
(Optional) From Climax State to New Ecology
(Optional) Ways to Learn More
Module 5: Ecology, Conservation, and Ethics
MODULE 6: Emergence of the Moral Force of Religion and Ecology
Jane Goodall introduces the Interfaith Rainforest Initiative
(Optional) Learn more about Jane Goodall and her work
Victoria Tauli-Corpuz on the Interfaith Rainforest Initiative
Guest Lecture - Problematizing Ideas of ?Purity? and ?Timelessness? in the Conservation Narratives of Sacred Groves - Lily Zeng
Selected Perspectives on Nature in the World Religions; The Force of Religious Environmentalism
Global Religious Environmental Engagement
Engaged Projects, Yale Forum on Religion and Ecology
(Optional) Ways to Learn More
Interfaith Rainforest Initiative
(Optional) Learn more about Victoria Tauli-Corpuz
(Optional) Faiths for Forests Declaration
Buddhist Ordination of Trees in Southeast Asia
Indian Chipko Movement of Hugging Trees to Protect Them
Restoring Sacred Groves in Southwest China
(Optional) Ways to Learn More
Pre-video introduction: ?Youth Leader Martinez speaks at the United Nations?
Pre-video introduction: ?Religion and Climate Change?
Climate Action Resources, Yale Forum on Religion and Ecology
Religious Leadership on the Global Climate Crisis
(Optional) Ways to Learn More
Module 6: Emergence of the Moral Force of Religion and Ecology
MODULE 7: Building on Interreligious Dialogue: Global Ethics and Environmental Justice
Lecture - Interreligious Dialogue - Mary Evelyn Tucker
Lecture - The Parliament of the World?s Religions - Mary Evelyn Tucker
Lecture - The Earth Charter - A Discussion with Mary Evelyn Tucker and John Grim
(Optional) Building on Interreligious Dialogue: Toward a Global Ethics
The Earth Charter
(Optional) Ways to Learn More
An Introduction to Environmental Justice
Environmental Justice and the United Church of Christ
(Optional) What is environmental justice?
Pre-video introduction: ?Pollution is Segregated?
Landmark Statements on Environmental Justice
Ecojustice Resource Hub, Yale Forum on Religion and Ecology
(Optional) Ways to Learn More
Creating Ecological Cultures
Pre-video introduction: ?The Arctic: the Consequences of Human Folly?
Pre-video introduction: ?Pay it Forward - Envisioning Next Steps with Our Leaders of Tomorrow?
(Optional) Ways to Learn More
Module 7: Building on Interreligious Dialogue: Global Ethics and Environmental Justice
MODULE 8: Course Conclusion
Lecture - Course Conclusion - John Grim and Mary Evelyn Tucker
Concluding Thoughts
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